Senior EAG Technician at Mainstream Renewable Power

Summary Of Role
We are currently recruiting for a senior technician to support Mainstream’s solar and wind energy development in South Africa. The successful candidate will be part of the global Energy Analysis Group (EAG). This position requires a highly organized candidate with excellent technical and management skills.

Main Responsibilities Will Include, But Not Limited To

• Follow-up on weekly reported data quality results and devise corrective plans.
• Equipping new solar station installations with instrumentation.
• Perform new lidar installations and relocations.
• Debugging non-operational installations/sensors and report to Manager.
• Assist with maintenance planning, arranging installation repairs.

What You Will Do?

• Assisting with the management of installation, maintenance and decommissioning of temporary meteorological masts, lidar units, and solar measurement stations.
• Assisting with the management of SHEQ requirements for these activities in conjunction with Mainstream’s SHEQ.
• Ensure that systems are installed and operating as per specification. (Technical due diligent).
• Maintain up to date documentation on all maintenance activities and ensuring compliance with Mainstream technical and SHEQ standards.
• New Lidar installation and relocations to be performed.
• Equipping and maintaining solar station installations (scheduled/unscheduled)
• Perform on site met. mast maintenance and repairs, which may range from sensor swops to partial mast rewiring.
• Perform new met. mast installation checks using in-house drones and post-processing software tools.
• Ensure measurement equipment, in operation and in storage, are kept in good working condition and stored appropriately.
• Identify and implement improvements to Mainstream’s procedures and templates to support alignment with industry best practice and continuous improvement of the Energy Analysis function.
• Climbing of wind mast to perform installation quality-checks will be required.
• Traveling away from home and working at remote site – max. 5 working days away from home.

What We Require

• Qualifications: A degree or equivalent, Electrical, or Electronic will be required.
• A level 1 Rope Access certificate or willing to be trained at working at heights
• A working knowledge of typical wind, solar, and lidar measurement equipment and installation in accordance with the IEC61400 code or MEASNET guidelines.
• Experience in Construction Management of meteorological wind masts, solar stations, and lidar installations in South Africa.
• Pro-active, goal oriented with excellent attention to detail.
• Meteorology and/or measurement station experience a distinct advantage.
• Able to fault-find, identify issues, problems and opportunities; make timely decisions; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop professional relationships with suppliers and contractors
• Experience in MS Office.
• Programming in Python (e.g. Jupyter Notebook).
• Experience in LoggerNet setups and logger configuration.
• Excellent verbal and written English. Other languages in South Africa are advantageous.
• Willingness to travel domestically to sites which are generally in remote areas.
• Full and clean driving licence.
• Experienced drone pilot, or experience in drone data post-processing, or willing to be trained as an in-house drone pilot.